Apalak Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Apalak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apalak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4871:159,79812,437
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Apalak (49) may also be a first name.

Apalak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Apalak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Apalak (Bengali: অপলক, Hindi: अपलाक, Marathi: अपालाक, Oriya: ଆପାଳକ) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apalak? popularity and diffusion

Apalak is the 617,991st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Apalak live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 49 people.

The surname Apalak is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 159,798. In Turkey Apalak is mostly concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 38 percent live, Ankara Province, where 11 percent live and Hatay Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aspalak926/
Aphalak922/
Hapalak921/
Apalyak921/
Gaupalak86203/
Auppalak861/
Gapaliak861/
Opalak8387/
Epalak831/
Apalakova8016/
Gopalak77386/
Opalack7730/
Ospalak778/
Hapalák772/
Apalagh771/
Gopailak711/
Apalokhe711/
Opałak675/
Opolak675/
Opalák672/
Apolag671/
Apelok671/
Opalakova671/
Opelak671/
Hapaláková633/
Opaloke621/
Opollak621/
Opallaic571/
Opaláková537/
Opelac50210/
Apolog50160/
Apolox504/
Opolok502/

Apalak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apalak in the Bengali language
অপলকapalaka-
Apalak in the Hindi language
अपलाकapalaka50
अपलकapalaka50
Apalak in the Marathi language
अपालाकapalaka50
अपलकapalaka50
Apalak in the Oriya language
ଆପାଳକapalaka33.33
ଅପାଳକapalaka33.33
ଅପାଲକapalaka33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apalak
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